My onyx.

[edwing206]

Here's an onyx I have had for a while. Gonna get a mate soon.

 

[dc]

Great picture, it's really nice looking.

 

[edwing206]

Thanks!

 

[BristlewormKing]

Hmmm.....why are you calling it an onyx instead of a perc?

 

[Mikigo]

I thought onyx have large black stripes? I maybe wrong though.
Beautiful clown. It looks longly.

 

[edwing206]

He's still a baby, they don't get the full black coloration until they are big. Plus, the the parents are onyx. And thanks. He's getting a mate hopefully within a week or so.

 

[Genin]

cute percula and wonderful pictures.

 

[customanimalart]

since they look so much like perc's how do you tell if they are onyx?
I would want to make sure that I wasn't buying perculas instead.

Are these tank raised or wild caught?

 

[edwing206]

Thanks Genin.

They are tank bred. the guy I bought em from is how I know they are onyx. Other than that I'm not sure. Unless you have seen the parents. Sorry.

 

[customanimalart]

that is good you have someone you can trust. I have only known my LFS to carry true percs and false percs. I have only seen the onxy here on RC. Thanks

 

[edwing206]

No problem.

 

[Elmo18]

Hi guys! Those are one of my babies. Parents are WC onyx. While there is never a guarantee that the babies will look like their parents, I have some that are developing nicely. They are still young at 6 months or so.

Best,
Ilham

 

[edwing206]

He's they guy!
Cool 6 mos.

 

[InvaderJim]

How much did you pay for him?

 

[OrionN]

Baby Onyx usually have much more black on them at that age. Here are some Onyn babies at about 1 inches:

All five are completely Onyx at this time. Some how, having experience how these fish developed I don't think your will turn Onyx. He is still a very nice Percula

 

[BristlewormKing]

Orion - that is usually the way mine have looked before the third bar appears - I didn't know if it was just due to the pairs I am working with or what. I do know that onyx parents do not always mean full onyx offspring (i.e. fully black dorsal fins, etc.). But I can't think of any onyx that I have run across that started out as full orange at the onset of the third bar. Guess time will tell!

 

[BristlewormKing]

Edwing - please keep us posted on the color development. It would be great to document for the reef community! Thanks!

 

[ex82nd]

I have 2 different pairs.Here they are

 

[Elmo18]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10389330#post10389330 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by OrionN
Baby Onyx usually have much more black on them at that age. Here are some Onyn babies at about 1 inches:

All five are completely Onyx at this time. Some how, having experience how these fish developed I don't think your will turn Onyx. He is still a very nice Percula

Hi Minh. Yup, those are Rod's Onyx.

These are from WC Onyx true perculas. I am hoping they will get darker. Otherwise, I may have to start forming new pairs!

Best,
ilham

 

[OrionN]

I was told that the Onyx gene in Rod's Onyx is a recessive trait. I think that is one or the reason why Rod's Onyx breed true. Rod said that his pair's offspring are 98% of the time developed to true Onyx.
I got some babies Percula breed from Rod's baby and a wild caught Onyx. They look very promising at this time but only 6 months old. They are not for sale in case anybody want to know. I only have 15 and it more like an experiment to see how they turn out.
Here is a picture of one of them. The color start to connect the three bars at this time. The guys are about 6-7 months old.